P.M. NEWS Monday 4-10-23

The Broome County Sheriff’s Office announced that a missing, nonverbal 15-year-old boy with autism was found safe by law enforcement and returned to his parents after leaving home & falling into a river in the Town of Fenton on Sunday. State Police responded to a report of the missing child in the Town of Chenango, who had been visiting family from Syracuse & he wandered off unnoticed, Broome County Sheriff’s deputies responded & found the teen within 10 minutes of the bulletin, on West Service Road in the Town of Fenton. The juvenile was wet, he was evaluated by EMS, & was returned to his parents.

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Law Enforcement agencies in Broome County teamed up to execute a narcotics search warrant at 58 Massachusetts Avenue in Johnson City Thursday, Police recovered 2 pounds of methamphetamines, 10 ounces of fentanyl, plus crack cocaine and other unidentified substances. 30 year old Evan Middleton of Johnson City was charged with several counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance & various other drug related misdemeanors counts, he was transported to the Broome County Jail and held for arraignment on the charges.

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State Authorities remind area residents that a burn ban remains in effect through mid-May. Conditions are favorable for brush fires to spread quickly due to the dry conditions, low humidity & gusty winds this time of year, several brush fire have been reported since last week, firefighters in the town of Maine responded to a brush fire earlier this afternoon.

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The Eagles Experience will be returning to the Foothills performing Arts Center in Oneonta on Friday April 28th, Terry Potter of Millennia Entertainment explains:

(Terry Potter 4-10-23)

Tickets are available at Brownpapertickets.com or at the Foothills Performing Arts center Box office.

A.M. NEWS MONDAY 4-10-23

Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Hochul filed an amicus brief Friday to support the redrawing of congressional district lines following what they say was a rushed process prior to the last election that did not follow the appropriate process. Prior to the 2022 election, an independent redistricting commission redrew the congressional, Assembly and Senate lines based on the 2020 census, The commission failed to agree on new district lines, so it went back to state lawmakers, & a judge later ruled those maps were gerrymandered, then a special master to complete the maps before the election.

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Otsego County Sheriff’s Office arrested 30 year old Joseph Amaro of Cooperstown, following an investigation into an April 1st accident in the Town of Middlefield. Amaro was charged with DWI, Operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs & Criminal possession of a controlled substance, along with several other violations. Amaro was charged after he struck another vehicle in the Town of Middlefield, he will answer to the charges in the Town of Middlefield on a later date.

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer visited the Norwich Fire Department last week, Schumer supports renewing the ‘Fire Grants and Safety Act of 2023′ in the Senate, he also announced that the Village of Oxford Fire Department has been awarded a $226,200 SAFER to recruit more volunteers joining the Department.

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